Problem
Ambiguity
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Nature:
Ambiguity is the type of meaning in which a phrase, statement, or resolution is not explicitly defined, making for several interpretations; others describe it as a concept or statement that has no real reference. A common aspect of ambiguity is uncertainty. It is thus an attribute of any idea or statement whose intended meaning cannot be definitively resolved, according to a rule or process with a finite number of steps. (The prefix ambi- reflects the idea of "two", as in "two meanings").
The concept of ambiguity is generally contrasted with vagueness. In ambiguity, specific and distinct interpretations are permitted (although some may not be immediately obvious), whereas with vague information it is difficult to form any interpretation at the desired level of specificity.
Broader Problems:
Uncertainty Narrower Problems:
Conflict of dutiesAmbiguous thinkingTerminological ambiguitiesSocial disguise of ambiguityInadequately worded agreementsInadequate sense of personal identity Related Problems:
DifferenceIncompatibility Aggravates:
Arbitrary enforcement of regulations Strategies:
Creating ambiguity References:
Goodman, Paul: Moral Ambiguity of America Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST